Living Anchorage's "Big Wild Life"


 















 

 

FAM-001 - 10 Day Family Vacation - Anchorage - Talkeetna - Denali - Fairbanks
Our most popular adventure! 10 Days - 9 Nights.  Choose optional activities to customize this plan.

Includes the following elements:
bulletEconomy Rental Car with Unlimited Mileage
bulletAnchorage
bulletTalkeetna
bulletIditarod Headquarters
bulletDenali National Park Tour
bulletFairbanks
bulletRiverboat Discovery
bullet Anchorage Museum of History and Art
bulletAlaska Native Heritage Center
bulletQuality, inspected lodging.  Breakfast included at B&Bs
bulletAll taxes, fees, and admissions
 

Airfare, Airfare, fuel, meals other than those listed, gratuities, and personal expenses are not included.

Day 1. Anchorage - Arrive by your own arrangement into the Land of the Midnight Sun.  After picking up your rental car, you have free time to get settled into your Anchorage accommodations, get over your jet lag, and maybe enough time to see some of the sights and sounds of the city.  Your overnight accommodations in Anchorage will be at a select bed and breakfast. Add the following options:
Rental Vehicle Upgrade
Include hotels instead of B&Bs/Cabins (will increase cost significantly)
   
Day 2.  Anchorage - Today explore two of Anchorage's highlights-the Alaska Native Heritage Center and the Anchorage Museum of History and Fine Art.  Both are great for a family adventure with plenty of things for the kids to do and enjoy.  This evening treat yourself to one of Anchorage's really fine restaurants.  Your overnight accommodations are at the same B&B or local hotel. Add the following optional activities:
WildRide© Dog Sled Show
   
Day 3.  Anchorage to Seward - Today begins with real beauty and adventure. Drive the Seward Highway while you take in the breathtaking scenery along Turnagain Arm and through the mountains to Seward.  Watch for Dahl sheep, bald eagles and Beluga whales.  Your self-guided tour includes a stop at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center to view moose, elk, bear, and other wildlife and at Portage Glacier.  Your overnight accommodations in Seward are at a select bed and breakfast. Add the following optional activities:
Alaska Sea Life Center
Dog Sled Tour & Ride
Kenai River Raft Float Tour
   
Day 4.  Seward - Sleep great and make an early morning departure to Exit glacier National Park for a close-up encounter with the face of a magnificent glacier. Enjoy your free time or add an optional activity to your itinerary. Overnight accommodations in Anchorage provided again in a select bed and breakfast. Add the following optional activities:
Full Day Kenai Fjords Wildlife and Glacier Cruise
Half Day Resurrection Bay Cruise
Resurrection Bay Dinner Cruise

Alaska Sea Life Center
Dog Sled Tour & Ride
Kenai River Raft Float Tour
 
Day 5. Anchorage to Talkeetna - Sleep great and make an early morning departure up the Parks Highway to Talkeetna. Stop at the historic Athabaskan Indian village of Eklutna and then into the Mat-Su Valley.  Tour the Iditarod Dog Race Headquarters.  Arrive in Talkeetna late afternoon and enjoy your free time or add an optional activity to your itinerary. Overnight accommodations in Talkeetna provided in a select bed and breakfast.  Add the following optional activities:
Flightseeing Tour of Mt. McKinley
Susitna River Jetboat Safari
Half-day Guided Fishing
Dog Farm Tour
 
   
Day 6. Talkeetna to Denali - Early this morning enjoy your free time exploring Talkeetna or add an optional activity to your itinerary. Your early afternoon drive north takes you through the high country into Denali National Park.  Arrive in time for an optional rafting or white water adventure down the Nenana River.  Overnight is at one of the area's select bed and breakfasts or cabin accommodations in Denali or the nearby town of Healy. Add the following optional activities:
Flightseeing Tour of Mt. McKinley
Susitna River Jetboat Safari
Half-day Guided Fishing
Nenana River Float Tour
Nenana River White Water
   
Day 7. Denali - Today includes a full day guided tour through Denali National Park on the park's transportation system.  Your day will be fascinating as you quest for the “big four” -- grizzlies, moose, caribou, and Dahl sheep.  Finish your day enjoying your free time or add an optional activity to your itinerary. Overnight in Denali once again at your select lodging. Add the following optional activities:
Upgrade to custom tour bus with lunch included-6-8 hours.
Downgrade to half day park tour 4-6 hours.

Denali "Cabin Nite" Dinner Theater and Show
   
Day 8. Denali to Fairbanks  - Today venture further north to the gold rush town of Fairbanks, Alaska's Golden Heart.  This afternoon enjoy an included tour on the famous Riverboat Discovery.  Add additional activities as time will allow.  Overnight in Fairbanks once again at a B&B or local hotel. Add the following optional activities:
El Dorado Gold Mine Tour
   
Day 9.  Fairbanks to Anchorage - A spectacular drive today down the Richardson Highway paralleling the Alaska Pipeline takes you south to Anchorage.  Travel through four unique terrains--high mountain tundra, rich forest, lush meadows, and high Arctic Desert plateaus.  The drive is nicely broken up with many stops along the way for sightseeing, meals, and rest stops.  Arrive early evening in Anchorage for your overnight once again in a select B&B or local hotel.  
   
Day 10.  Anchorage - Your last day in Anchorage can be spent resting, shopping, or catching up on some of the local sights before meeting up with your return home or continuing arrangements. Add the following optional activities:
WildRide Dog Sled Show

To get a firm price quote and/or customize this plan, select any optional activities to be included and complete the form.  All requested optional activities selected will be built into the new itinerary based on arrival/departures dates and times.  Submit the form.  We will review your request and get back to you with a firm quote and additional information within a few days.

Number of Adults    Number of Children   List Ages 
Travel Dates - Arriving 
at and departing at
Activity Level

(
This will help us to determine the level of certain optional activities.)

Sleeping Arrangements

First Name Last name
Street Address

City, State, Zip

Country

Email Address

Contact Phone

Additional Comments:

Thank You!

Terms and Conditions for Use of this Site

Privacy Policy

Cruise Transfers | Most Popular Plans | Family Vacations | Perfect Honeymoons | Custom Itineraries | Request Info
Group Tours | Group Leaders | About Us | Brochure | References | Site Map | Client Authorization | Home


Monday - Saturday 9AM - 6PM Alaska Time
Toll Free: (877) 454-3046│ Local: (907) 868-1594 │ Email:
info@alaskanleopard.com
(Some area codes are not supported by our Toll Free service)
Web Site: www.alaskanleopard.com

   
We are Proud and Supporting Members


Offices located in Anchorage | San Francisco / San Jose
 

Toll Free: (877) 454-3046 ● Local: (907) 868-1594 ● Fax: (907) 868-4865
Email:  info@alaskanleopard.com
 © 2000-2008 Alaskan Leopard - All right reserved
 16136 Sandpiper Drive, Anchorage, AK 99516
Web Design:  Leopard Design & Consulting